Author: Ayscough, Florence Wheelock, 1878-1942

Chinese mirror: being reflections of the reality behind appearance
Date1925
Publish_locationBoston, MA
PublisherHoughton Mifflin
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageEnglish
Record_typeBook
Series
ShelfReading Room
Call NumberDS721.A8
Description464 p. : ill, map ; 24 cm.
NoteA Chinese mirror: being reflections of the reality behind appearance / Florence Ayscough; with drawings by Lucille Douglass.
Printed in Great Britain.
The grass hut by the Yellow Reach.--The literary background of the great river.--The Chinese idea of a garden.--Symbolism of the Purple Forbidden City.--Tai Shan: the great mountain.--Cult of the Spiritual Magistrates of city walls and city moats.--Synopsis of Chinese history from the legendary times to the founding of the Republic.
SubjectChina--Description and travel China--Social life and customs China--Religion
LCCN26026222